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1856 New York U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1856 New York U.S. House District 26 Election?

Emory Pottle won the 1856 New York U.S. House District 26 Election. Emory Pottle received 9,368 popular votes (53%). The main challenger was Andrew Oliver (24.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Pottle and Oliver

Pottle +28.1 pts · won by 4,957 votes
Emory PottleRepublicanWINNER53%
9,368 votes
Andrew Oliveramerican24.95%
4,411 votes
David B OgdenDemocratic22.05%
3,897 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.